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CVE-2002-1491 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the)

The Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the most recently used login password in plaintext when saving "Default Connection" settings, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1491
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-04-02
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the most recently used login password in plaintext when saving "Default Connection" settings, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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